This was a nice, easy read while on holiday. Thank you to Random House UK and netgalley for the arc for my honest review. I was a good read, although IThis was a nice, easy read while on holiday. Thank you to Random House UK and netgalley for the arc for my honest review. I was a good read, although I found the attitude of the main characters to be quite childish at times and feel as though the book would have been over a lot sooner if they'd actually spoken to each other properly there was a lot of mixed signals and bad communication. Would still recommend for people who want a light summer holiday read with the book being based around a summer holiday to Greece too....more
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 100/10 everyone needs to read this series
I don't even know where to start with this, but let me first thank Nisha and Forever publishing fo⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 100/10 everyone needs to read this series
I don't even know where to start with this, but let me first thank Nisha and Forever publishing for blessing me with the arc of this book, I literally screamed when I saw my email invite. This is one of my favourite romantasy series and after reading this, that opinion has not changed!
This book launches straight in from the ending of book 3, and all my fellow readers will understand the heartbreak of that cliffhanger ...more
Who doesn't love a brothers best friend romance, add in a small town and a retired ice hockey player/ part-time cowboy, and you've got yoursel⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Who doesn't love a brothers best friend romance, add in a small town and a retired ice hockey player/ part-time cowboy, and you've got yourself a pretty good romance!
After a nasty break up, Cece returns to her small hometown and back on her family ranch. Along with her family and her girls, you also meet Nash, who is best friends with her brothers and pretty much part of her family! You can almost feel chemistry between Nash and Cece through the writing, and the spice was just **chefs kiss** Seeing their relationship develop gradually, even with them both trying to downplay how they felt was amusing and we love a good heart to heart with Mama Jo. I loved the close-knit family/ small-town vibe of the book.
All in all, it was a love story without too much drama, but with plenty of spice ...more
Who doesn't love a brothers best friend romance, add in a small town and a retired ice hockey player/ part-time cowboy, and you've got yoursel⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Who doesn't love a brothers best friend romance, add in a small town and a retired ice hockey player/ part-time cowboy, and you've got yourself a pretty good romance!
After a nasty break up, Cece returns to her small hometown and back on her family ranch. Along with her family and her girls, you also meet Nash, who is best friends with her brothers and pretty much part of her family! You can almost feel chemistry between Nash and Cece through the writing, and the spice was just **chefs kiss** Seeing their relationship develop gradually, even with them both trying to downplay how they felt was amusing and we love a good heart to heart with Mama Jo. I loved the close-knit family/ small-town vibe of the book.
All in all, it was a love story without too much drama, but with plenty of spice ...more
**spoiler alert** Thank you to netgalley and Angry Robot for the arc of this book for my honest review.
Going into this book after reading it's descrip**spoiler alert** Thank you to netgalley and Angry Robot for the arc of this book for my honest review.
Going into this book after reading it's description I was excited, a spicy vampire book sounded right up my street. Unfortunately for me, the story just didn't capture me. The world building and the story itself just felt like it was missing something. The main character is morally grey, and normally, with those types of characters, there's at least something redeeming about them, but that was not the case here. Kazan constantly lies and makes promises she doesn't keep, especially with the 'love interests'. For me, the spice also fell a bit flat, and there was no chemistry between Kazan and the other vampires. The epilogue/ ending to the story was disappointing and rushed after dragging out the rest of the book. Maybe I'm just too much of a happy ending lover, but I expected more from the end of the story than what we were given....more
As a fan of fantasy books, this was my first venture into pirate themed fantasy despite having some on my tbr and what an adventure it was!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
As a fan of fantasy books, this was my first venture into pirate themed fantasy despite having some on my tbr and what an adventure it was!
This is the debut novel in this series and is a dual POV between Maeve, a princess, and Leviathan, a pirate captain. When Mae stows away on a pirate ship to avoid a forced marriage by her father, the king, and a generally terrible person, she finds herself under threat of becoming a prisoner all over again.
As the fmc who lived her life as a princess locked in a tower you can't help but fall in love with Mae as she's not afraid to pull her weight and speak her mind standing up to people who underestimate her! Captain Leviathan appears as a hardened pirate captain, but as harsh as he seems, there's a softness there too.
As the story progresses, feelings change, true identities are revealed, and everyone's fighting for their lives! This story was thrilling, and I just couldn't put it down, devouring it in one day.
Thanks to netgalley and Hot tree publishing for an arc of this story for my honest review. I can't wait to see where this series takes us next and is a definite must-read and has made its way to being one of my favourite reads so far this year....more
The beginning of this book was hard to get into as it was heavy on the world building and was a lot of information to try and take in, which c⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The beginning of this book was hard to get into as it was heavy on the world building and was a lot of information to try and take in, which can be a bit overwhelming at times. I carried on reading as I wanted to get to where the story actually began and not let the barrage of information put me off, and I'm so glad I did.
This story was full of intrigue and twists. It's dual POV, and I was really rooting for both characters even though they're on opposing sides. As hard as getting through the start was once I got into it I couldn't put it down. Observing as relationships developed and the storyline started to come together and secrest were revealed and really pulled the story together. I'm looking forward to seeing where the series goes next.
I was lucky enough to receive an arc of this for my honest review. I would recommend this book, and I would advise anyone to persevere through the heavy world building as it's worth it all once you get into the story....more
A great debut in this series with good worldbuilding and character development. We have Eleanor as our lead in this story, and she makes a gr⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A great debut in this series with good worldbuilding and character development. We have Eleanor as our lead in this story, and she makes a great main character as she is smart, always calculating her next move and has sass. She's an alchemist who's trying to create gold when she finds herself imprisoned by the human king. In a desperate attempt to try and get her freedom back, she makes a deal with a fae who's known for his brutal deals. She ends up in the world of faerie trying to work out how to get back to the human world whilst fighting her growing attraction to the very fae that brought her here. Reading as Eleanor and Ruskin's relationship developed and then we finally get a bit of spice too. This story was fast-paced and kept you drawn in, I'm excited for the next book in the series to see where we go from that ending....more
Between the Hardy's, the Stonewood's, and the Armanelli's, I love reading all these series! I think its great that although these books are st⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Between the Hardy's, the Stonewood's, and the Armanelli's, I love reading all these series! I think its great that although these books are standalones, they all interlink not only within their own series but with each others series too. Every time I read one of these books with a new main couple, it's like you already know the family when they pop up! This book centres around Dex and Keelani, we've heard Kee's name mentioned in other books its great to finally get to know their story! With secrets and Kee's singing career coming between them, you get to see how they navigate being brought back together after 10 years apart. They fight their feelings for each other when they quite clearly love each other. Throw a little stalker drama into the mix, and you've got yourself a great story. Billionaire romance is one of my comfort reads, and this is another great book from Shain.
Thanks to netgalley for the arc of this, which I was very happy to receive as I've been waiting for this release!...more
This book was an emotional rollercoaster and broke my heart. It is the first book of Paige's that I've read and what a book to start with! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book was an emotional rollercoaster and broke my heart. It is the first book of Paige's that I've read and what a book to start with!
The story centres around Liv and her life in Cornwall, we start off in the current summer, where a mysterious artist is drawing gorgeous art in the sand which captures Liv's attention. We are then transported to seven summers ago where her and Finns story starts, it starts off sweet but ends up being the worst summer of Liv's life. Finn's life is based in LA and Liv's in Cornwall and she cannot even think of how long distance could work so they go mostly no contact throughout the year and just have their summers if they are both single. Throughout the story we go back and forth between the story of this summer and the stories of the previous summers. The story of this summer is where we meet Tom, although they get off to a rough start Liv and Tom eventually hit it off and quickly form a romantic relationship even though he has things he is hiding. I'm not normally a huge fan of books with multiple love interests but Paige's writing drew me in. Towards the end of the book it felt like my heart was shattered, then put back together only to be shattered again. I just wish we got more in the bonus summers, some of them felt very short and I would have loved to read a bit more into Liv and Tom's relationship. The story was beautiful, and I'm glad we got a nice insight into how her life turned out in the end.
Thank you to netgalley and Penguin Random House UK for my arc copy of this book. After reading I was more than happy to post my honest review....more
This is a story based in an academic setting with magic wielders "starvein" and "keepers" which are essentially their body guards!
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This is a story based in an academic setting with magic wielders "starvein" and "keepers" which are essentially their body guards!
The description of this book led me to believe the fmc and mmc didn't get along and that it would be an enemies/rivals to lovers type scenario, but I felt that was not the case. The relationship between then never seemed to have any hate. Yeah, they sparred together, but it seemed friendly enough so I didn't see how she "couldn't stand" him as the blurb described. Their relationship just felt a bit flat, one minute they're just plodding along, and then suddenly they're together and in love. As for the rest of the story, I felt it was lacking a bit of world building. We don't really understand too much about the world outside of sanctuary. We only ever hear about 2 teachers and a small number of students, which seems strange if it's this whole academy the story is set in. I liked the little twist at the end, although I felt it was quite clear who was responsible even if there was the attempt to throw us off. I really wanted to love this book and it has potential, but it just didn't keep me intrigued, I would love to see a bit more depth to the story and world around it.
Thank you to netgalley for the ARC of this for me to leave my honest review....more
This book is well worth the read and is a great blend of lore and world building with characters full of personality, all while following a⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book is well worth the read and is a great blend of lore and world building with characters full of personality, all while following a captivating story.
If you're looking for a story with: ✅️ Witches ✅️ Vampires ✅️ Werewolves ✅️ Murder mysteries and investigation ✅️ Fated mates
Then this is a book for you!!
The storytelling was brilliant, I fell in love with Callum and the townspeople there. The writing was so descriptive that I felt like I knew them all personally and what a community they are. Evelyn was a relatable lead, a witch with so much pressure put on to her by other people and bound to a prophecy but riddled with self doubt and the inability to see all her strengths other than her flame. I loved reading as her character developed and she began to believe in herself more. Kade definately helped her start to open up and I enjoyed reading how their relationship developed even with their guarded secrets, showing the real depth of their feelings for each other. They worked well as a team while investigating the mysterious murders going on and as the plot developed I was excited to discover all the different and new enemies they encountered. As for the twist at the end, I had a feeling something was off about them, but I did not guess what they were hiding.
I'm sad now the book is over and I have to wait for the next book to see what happens next and how Kade will react.
Thanks to C.C. Tyler and Netgalley for my arc copy of this, I was more than happy to give my honest review of this story and cannot wait to see where this trilogy takes us!...more
I really enjoyed this book, delving deeper into Mordred and Gwen's story and also the drama of Avalon! This book definitely brought a bit more⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I really enjoyed this book, delving deeper into Mordred and Gwen's story and also the drama of Avalon! This book definitely brought a bit more excitement with it and some twists, although I did think the fight once it came to it would be a bit longer. That ending as well, I can not wait to see what Gwen comes up with in the next book to change things and hopefully reunite them.
I was lucky enough to receive an arc copy of this book in return for my honest review, I'm very glad I was able to read it before release, although it now means longer to read the next part!...more
✅️ Enemies to lovers ✅️ Witches and witch hunters ✅️ slow burn romance ✅️ Realistic magic system⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Great story, if you're looking for a book with:
✅️ Enemies to lovers ✅️ Witches and witch hunters ✅️ slow burn romance ✅️ Realistic magic system
This story is based around Rune, a witch hiding who she really is in a world where witches are purged. She hides herself as an upper class girl who only cares about material things when underneath it she's nothing like that and is helping to try and save her kind from being killed. The fact that in this book the magic system was different to what you find in a lot of other stories really helped too, I like the fact there's not just unlimited power and that all magic and spells has a cost. None of the characters in this book are perfect and all have their own faults which is refreshing and the story is told so well that you can see the good and bad points to both sides of this fight. You start off wanting to dislike Gideon but as you learn his story you begin to see why he is like he is and the sweet side of him hidden behind that gruff blood guard exterior. There's plenty of close calls and twists throughout the story and the ending leaves you wanting more as Gideon and Rune once again become enemies. I can't wait to see how the story continues in the next book and see how Gideon and Rune's story concludes....more
"For anyone who has ever doubted if they were the main character in their own story. You are." Right from that dedication I fell in love wi⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"For anyone who has ever doubted if they were the main character in their own story. You are." Right from that dedication I fell in love with this book. The writing was enchanting and weaved a beautiful story.
This book has: ✅️ Friends and enemies to lovers ✅️ A love triangle ✅️ Celtic Mythology ✅️ A dark and brooding morally grey man ✅️ Great character development ✅️ A little bit of spice
The story is told from the point of view of Fia a changling left in the human realm by the fae who stole the queens daughter. The Queen raises her whilst also training her as a weapon through many forms of abuse disguised as training. From the start I felt a strong distaste for the Queen, she was saying things such as “Only I know how to love someone like you, and no one will ever love you more than I do.” which to a girl who wants nothing more than to be loved may seem affectionate and not seen as the manipulation it is. The Queen sends Fia and her childhood friend Rogan, who she is in love with on a mission to save the princess, who is also Rogan's betrothed, from the folk realm.
While they venture into the folk realm to make a plan of action on how to save the princess we also meet Irian and dark and mysterious gentry. As the story progresses it turns into a bit of a love triangle alongside the story, I'm not normally a fan of love triangles but this one was well written and you could feel how confusing it was for Fia trying to navigate her feelings for both men.
The ending I could see part of it coming but was not expecting as many twists and shocks as we were given, I cannot wait to read the next book to see where the story goes next.
Thank you to netgalley and little brown book group for my arc copy for my honest review....more
An exciting fantasy with some romance thrown in. This is a multi pov story following 2 sisters as they try and carry out a revenge plot. It took me a An exciting fantasy with some romance thrown in. This is a multi pov story following 2 sisters as they try and carry out a revenge plot. It took me a bit of time to get into the book in the beginning but once the story picked up and I started to understand the relationships between the characters a bit more I really enjoyed it. Seeing the story being told by several people instead of 1 or 2 helped build a full picture of everything happening and understanding each characters thinking. I enjoyed all the build up to the final conflict and enjoyed how there was no major cliffhanger at the end but definately left the story open to be continued. If you love a good fantasy this should definitely be on your tbr!...more
I'm normally more of a longer story reader but this trio of novellas were a great read. The Rosso siblings are the main characters and I loved gettingI'm normally more of a longer story reader but this trio of novellas were a great read. The Rosso siblings are the main characters and I loved getting to read each ones story and how the stories flowed from one to the next. With a bit of marriage of convenience and brothers best friend tropes thrown in there I couldn't resist. Anyone looking for a shorter read still with the angst and a bit of spice but less of the twists and turns of a longer story these are a must....more
I'm a sucker for billionaire romances and this did not disappoint. This story is focused on Macon and Brooklyn with strong attraction from their very I'm a sucker for billionaire romances and this did not disappoint. This story is focused on Macon and Brooklyn with strong attraction from their very first meeting. Throw in a few twists and turns and some playing hard to get and you've got a recipe for a great read. I thoroughly enjoyed the story, this is my first read from Marni but this has definately made me want to go and read the Dalton brothers books after meeting them a bit in this book as I want to see their stories unfold. Definately worth the read or a listen which is what I did, the narration was great....more
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